From the Pastor

I think we all know the basic ingredient requited to FALL IN LOVE… a PULSE! (Right!?) So I think we all would agree… FALLING IN LOVE seems to be the Easy Part today! But here’s where things get a little complicated… STAYING THERE… FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE! (That seems to be something entirely different today!) So we’d like to continue showing you a little about WHAT the AUTHOR of MARRIAGE (GOD) has to say about… FALLING IN LOVE – STAYING IN LOVE – FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE here at COC as we head into the Second Week of our New Marriage Series! Please consider taking time to join us – it could quite possibly be LIFE-CHANGING for YOU and YOUR CURRENT/FUTURE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIPS!

Sunday Snapshot… (2) THE Blueprint

IS IT POSSIBLE… FOR TWO PEOPLE TO ACTUALLY FALL IN LOVE… (And…) STAY IN LOVE… FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE?

Philippians 2:3-8…Do Nothing out of Selfish Ambition or Vain Conceit. Rather, in HUMILITY, Value Others Above Yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. In your RELATIONSHIPS with one another, have the Same Mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to His Own Advantage; rather, He made Himself NOTHING by taking the very nature of a Servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, He HUMBLED Himself… BY becoming obedient to death - even DEATH ON A CROSS!

Philippians 2:3-4... Do Nothing out of Selfish Ambition or Vain Conceit. Rather, in HUMILITY, Value Others Above Yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. (That Basically Means…) Stop Competing! Always place the VALUE of the other person in your Marriage Relationship ABOVE Yourself!

Philippians 2:5-6...In your RELATIONSHIPS with one another, have the Same Mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to His Own Advantage; (That Basically Means…) NEVER in His Entire Ministry… did JESUS leverage WHO HE WAS… for HIS OWN SAKE or GAIN! He ALWAYS thought of Others First!

Philippians 2:7-8... rather, He made Himself NOTHING by taking the very nature of a Servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, He HUMBLED Himself… BY becoming obedient to death - even DEATH ON A CROSS! (That Basically Means…) HE “EMPTIED” HIMSELF! How often are you “EMPTYING” Yourself in your Marriage Relationship?

JESUS did not come into this World to be “RIGHT” or to “MAKE A POINT!” – HE CAME INTO THIS WORLD TO “MAKE A DIFFERENCE!” (Aaaaaand…) THERE’S A HUUUUGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN “BEING RIGHT” OR “MAKING A POINT” -- AND “MAKING A DIFFERENCE!”

I think we all know the basic ingredient required toFALL IN LOVE… a PULSE! (Right!?)So I think we all would agree… FALLING IN LOVE seems to be the EasyPart today!But here’s where things get a little complicated… STAYING THERE… FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE! (That seems to be something entirely different today!) So we’d like to show you a little about WHAT the AUTHOR of MARRIAGE (GOD) has to say about… FALLING IN LOVE – STAYING THERE – FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE here at COC in our NewSeries starting this week! Please consider taking time to join us – it could quite possibly be LIFE-CHANGING for YOU and YOURCURRENT/FUTUREMARRIAGERELATIONSHIPS!

Sunday Snapshot… (1) THE Foundation

IS IT POSSIBLE… FOR TWO PEOPLE TO ACTUALLY FALL IN LOVE… (And…)STAY IN LOVE… FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE?

THEFOUNDATION... (John 13:34-35)A New Command I give you… LOVE ONE ANOTHER… AS I have loved you - so YOU… MUST… LOVEONEANOTHER! By THIS… everyone will know that you are my disciples… if you LOVE ONE ANOTHER!

“THE FOUNDATION” of FALLING IN LOVE… and STAYING IN LOVE… FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE… (Is To…)MAKE LOVE… A VERB!

THE FOUNDATION… (Ephesians 5:21) SUBMIT… TO ONE ANOTHER… OUT OF REVERENCE FOR CHRIST!

“THE FOUNDATION” of FALLING IN LOVE… and STAYING IN LOVE… FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE…(Is Done By…)MUTUAL SUBMISSION!

A GreatPlace to start MAKINGLOVEAVERB andMUTUALLYSUBMITTING… (Ask Yourself Daily…) WHAT DOES LOVE REQUIRE OF ME?

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Hebrews 12:1-2 Teaches us, "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."